Books

At twenty-two, Julie Barton collapsed on her kitchen floor in Manhattan. She was one year out of college and severely depressed. Summoned by Julie’s incoherent phone call, her mother raced from Ohio to New York and took her home. Psychiatrists, … Continue reading

Shannon Cuthrell’s The Great Repression is a collection of poems and illustrations from a period of bipolar disorder in the author’s life. The book is beautifully condensed into jagged, elliptical, vivid and often funny images, accompanied by illustrations from her … Continue reading

In this elegantly reported book, journalist Andy Steiner introduces us to dozens of people who have lived through excruciating times. We meet a marathon runner who suffers a massive heart attack, an entrepreneur whose new venture ate up his savings, … Continue reading

Losing Tim is a memoir by a mother about a soldier son who killed himself. It’s not an easy read. But it’s a beautiful one. Burroway, a National Book Award nominee, welcomes readers to grieve along with her, while also providing … Continue reading